Tag Archives: postaday2011

Classes start again

Posted on January 4, 2011 by Nick Matthews

It feels as if I just handed in my final paper for last term, but it appears that classes start this week. This term I’m taking English 408A – Writing for the Media, and English 301H – Honours Literary Studies. … Continue reading →

Posted in Academia | Tagged academic, andrew deman, convergence culture, english, media, murray mcarthur, odyssey, postaday, postaday2011, uwaterloo, Writing, writing for the media | 1 Comment

Evaluating professors and lecturers

Posted on January 3, 2011 by Nick Matthews

As a part time undergraduate student, I’ve had several years taking courses at the University of Waterloo. Just a course or two per term, except for that soul-sucking term where I briefly managed three courses. Hello full-time student tax credits. When selecting courses … Continue reading →

Posted in Academia | Tagged academic, aimee morrison, andrew deman, english, gray graffam, jacqui smyth, john north, lecturer, postaday, postaday2011, professor, randy harris, stan fogel, tristanne connolly, uwaterloo, waterloo | 2 Comments

Holiday Books

Posted on January 2, 2011 by Nick Matthews

Books I received over the holidays include include: Steampunk Prime: A Vintage Steampunk Reader. Edited by Mike Ashley The Odyssey, by Homer, translated by Robert Fagles Media Writing: A Practical Introduction by Craig Batty and Sandra Cain After Theory by … Continue reading →

Posted in Reading | Tagged after theory, ann vandermeer, barthes, bessie g redfield, books, cherie priest, chris wooding, convergence culture, craig batty, dreadnought, empire of signs, guns germs and steel, henry jenkins, homer, hope vestergaard, how we became posthuman, jared diamond, jean baudrillard, jeff vandermeer, lovecraft, mark poster, media writing, mythologies, n katherine hayles, necronomicon, new books, nothing rhymes with orange, odyssey, paolo bacigalupi, postaday, postaday2011, retribution falls, sandra cain, scott bukatman, slavoj zizek, Steampunk, steampunk prime, steampunk reloaded, terminal identity, terry eagleton, the windup girl, welcome to the desert of the real | Leave a comment

Another Year, Another Blog Post

Posted on January 1, 2011 by Nick Matthews

Happy new year! Or something like that. It appears that I haven’t managed to post any items to my blog. I guess I’ve been testing another new steam-powered elephant gun or something. I wonder how many blog postings on otherwise … Continue reading →

Posted in Reading | Tagged 2011, goals, Moria, new years, postaday, postaday2011, Prince of Nothing, R. Scott Bakker, smart, the judging eye, Tolkien | Leave a comment